Pets to get protection from domestic violence

[The Straight Story]

Pets to get protection from domestic violence
New Hampshire is considering a bill to offer domestic violence protection to pets as research shows a link between animal and partner abuse

New Hampshire is the latest of a growing number of US states to draft legislation that would give victims of domestic violence the right to ask a judge to award them custody of their pet.

The Bill, which was before the state's lower house on Wednesday, would extend the protection already offered to human victims of domestic violence to household animals.

According to the National Link Coalition, which has carried out extensive research on the mistreatment of animals, pet abuse should not be considered as an isolated incident but as a warning that other members of the household are in danger.

It also says that domestic abusers threaten to hurt pets to prevent their partners taking flight.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10708697/Pets-to-get-protection-from-domestic-violence.html

[Blue Owl]

1. Excellent

I hope more states do the same...

[L0oniX]

2. Obviously this needs to go nation wide.

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

4. NT

[oldhippie]

3. Works for me. nt

[nilesobek]

5. Thankfully someone shined a bright light on this.

If you beat up our furry friends it has a way of intimidating everyone else in the house. I've experienced this first hand, dogs shivering in the corner while some jerk rages.

Its time we treated our pets as sentient beings like this law demands. National Link is doing great things.

[SiobhanClancy]

6. This is really good news!! nt